Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement only to discover the horrible truth behind her success.

Famous film star Fedora has died. At her funeral, movie producer Barry Detweiler recalls how only two weeks previously, after much difficulty, he approached her and asked her to star in a movie of his. The encounter revealed some disturbing things about her life, and now more will be revealed after her death.—grantss